Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Wonders of the Ancient World 6/7 - Sleep History ASMR)

This is part 6 (of 7) of "Wonders of the Ancient World". Part 7 (the Great Pyramid of Giza) will be released in a few days!
The city of Babylon emerged in the third millenium BC in Mesopotamia and became the capital of two empires, one thousand years apart: the Old and Neo Babylonian Empires. During the latter, in the 7th and 6th centuries BC, Babylon became probably the largest city in the world. It is during this period that spectacular hanging gardens would have been built in Babylon, possibly by king Nebuchadnezzar II. But the appearance, location, and even the existence of these gardens, are uncertain. In tonight's story, we explore this historical mystery.

Link to part 1 "Lighthouse of Alexandria": https://youtu.be/jfMiJjZNo5I
Link to part 2 "Colossus of Rhodes": https://youtu.be/YAmED-ILfoQ
Link to part 3 "Mausoleum at Halicarnassus": https://youtu.be/hG0TUBaWB40
Link to part 4 "Statue of Zeus at Olympia": https://youtu.be/0MowRIV9bLc
Link to part 5 "Temple of Artemis at Ephesus": https://youtu.be/bmZuIEtgwjc

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Timestamps:
0:00 Hanging Gardens of Babylon
4:11 Emergence of Babylon
6:39 Old Babylonian Empire
10:05 Babylonian Civilization
12:13 Neo-Babylonian Empire
15:45 Babylon in Jewish and Christian Traditions
18:50 Appearance of the Gardens
21:51 Nebuchadnezzar II and Semiramis
24:59 Gardens of Sennacherib in Nineveh
28:35 End of Babylon